Boatdrinks

Not sure if you watched those games, but I’d rather be playing that Pats* team than the current one. They had pretty much no WRs, so the strategy was simple. Double Gronkowski and stop the run. It’s a totally different game now that they have some WR threats again.

The only chance for the Bills to win lies with Brady being knocked out of the game early. Otherwise, it’s a wrap. There’s no replay of the Minnesota game in store here. The Bills offense isn’t even functional, and that alone will give the Pats* about 5 extra possessions. Possibly more with turnovers. That probably equals 28 points on its own. Add in NE’s usual 30 points or so and this one is out of hand. The MNF booth will be into their blowout material halfway through the second quarter.

I’ll agree with this take. Allen has shown much more “ game” than most of those guys. He is so raw, though it’s almsot as if he has to learn how to play the position. Lately, this is what concerns me the most. His numbers vs Darnolds are reflective of his lack of a supporting cast imo. It’s the lack of good offensive coaches on the Bills staff that may prevent his development. They’ve famously botched the vet QB starter situation ,as we know. Does McD bring in a guru QB coach and get a top OC somewhere ? I think the chances of this are low, and that lowers Allen’s odds of success.

Actually, you don’t. You need to play offense very well and a bit of luck that gives your offense the last possession. Made all the difference in the Kansas City game. Yes, scoring too quickly can cost you a victory.

The Pats* Defense isn’t very good, but the Bills will be the tonic for them as most every other defense. A bad defense doesn’t matter much in the NFL anymore, thanks to the various rule changes. The days of an elite defense neutralizing an great offense have been legislated out of the league. My only hope is that sometime in the near future, Bills ownership takes note of this and hires their GM accordingly.

It was a mistake, as they have no talent at WR and will likely have to spend multiple high picks and/ or who knows how much $$ to find one. There will always be anti SW crusaders on this board, but it doesn’t change matters any. The picks spent to draft him were a long-sunk cost.

Patriots* 70 Bills 2

Reliable intel or clouded judgement ? All makes sense now. No other team willing to pay close to that says a lot. Similar to Daboll lobbying for Foster ,or Mc D and Beanes Carolina obsession though on a much greater scale.

Typo. 2018

The Chiefs ( pre Mahomes) had followed a similar blueprint as the Bills at the QB position, not spending a high pick on QB for a long periodic time since the ‘83 draft. ( we all know the Bills used their 1st rounder in 2013 and 2018) . Somehow, since Kelly’s last season in ‘96 the Chiefs have managed to make the playoffs 8 times and finished with a winning record 11 times. Not nearly the Bills level of futility. The Bills have been on a path of futility almost since their inception.

Exactly. A teardown might be a reasonable strategy in baseball. There’s a huge financial disparity between teams in what that can pay to players. There’s also a farm system. It’s too long a “ process” to pull off in the NFL. You pretty much have to retain some existing talent to compete. Also: the line for this game should be something like Patriots -20. 13 is ridiculously low.

The same one that wanted to give NE their usual cakewalk to home field for the AFC title game. Had to give the Bills a PT appearance due to their playoff berth and NE needed their typical 6 or 7. MNF @ BUF ? Problem solved!

I think the Jets and Fish will be at least 3-4 wins ahead of the Bills by that point. Obviously the Patriots could start their backup QB and it wouldn’t matter much.

Bills DEC schedule is largely vs the AFCE teams.

This rarely happens. Most HC candidates want to bring in their own people. Even when they’ve done a good job. Schwartz was shown the door by Rex etc. Demanding anyone be retained severely limits the pool of candidates.

Intention? Where does this nonsense come from? Players are paid professionals trying to stay in the league and keep their jobs. The same goes with coaches and FO types. ( even if they’re not that good at it ). I don’t understand why fans think players and coaches aren’t trying to win. They fought hard and made it to 9-7, then got some breaks with tiebreakers that previous 9-7 squads didn’t. There was more talent on that team because the FO hadn’t finished their purge. It’s simple as that.

There is no if. Peterman should have been released already, but they’ve boxed themselves in with their poor planning. He shouldn’t see the field again in a Bills uniform even if it means playing Logan Thomas at QB.

It’s a mirage. His noodle arm leads him to throw pick sixes on demand. Anderson pretty much sucks, but Peterman is a whole new level.

Easier said than done. Playmaking WRs in the draft ? That’s been a huge hit or miss around the league for awhile. As FA ? Good luck. The contracts being given out in FA to WRs are huge, and players have choices. They won’t want to come to Buffalo. It’s not so easy as going to the store and picking out stud players to stack your offense with. The FOs drafting ability is suspect to say the least. Then there’s the matter of if the OC is any good. I’d love to share your optimism, but it’s a pretty big ask of even a competent FO to pull off.

The Bills 3 worst finishes in point differential were 1971 -210 ( 14 game season) 1984 - 204, and 1985 -181. Seems they may be on track to top those fantastic numbers.

Pats* fans are always willing to buy them and make the trip. Still less expensive than attending a game @ Gillette.

They were 8-8 mostly due to the lack of a top QB. They were average to above in most other areas. They are now well below average on offense; the most important side of the ball in the current NFL.

Bad contracts to remain mediocre ? Good players get paid, so you keep the most important ones ( cannot keep them all) and replace others via draft and FA. The Bills problem wasn’t bad contracts, but a lack of a star QB and few good young players on cheap deals. Their structure was perhaps a bit different because they didn’t have a top QB eating up a certain percentage of cap $$, but this notion that contracts were the problem with the Bills is overblown. They are now completely bereft of talent on one side of the ball, and the D may be a tad overrated as well. The Beane / McD plan is practically doomed to fail because they’ve set themselves up to need a few spectacular drafts and a great FA haul to be competitive. They’ll be fired before they can see it through.

I hate it, but there won’t be much else for them to do. They’ll be dipping into the blowout material before halftime, then it will be ballwashings all around for the Pats and their staff.

I’m not sure many think that could have happened, but it’s pretty clear who the more talented prospect is. It’s also the entire picture of the mishandling of Allen though many pundits doubt he can be good. Taking a QB with a vet in place would seem the smarter move. They could have done this. Hiring a good QB coach and a top OC would give him a chance etc. they pretty much bungled the entire process, besides probably drafting the wrong player. It’s cumulative failure, not just a draft whiff.